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#04533B Color

#04533B is rgb(4, 83, 59) in RGB, hsl(162, 91%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(95%, 0%, 29%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is British Racing Green (#004225), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#04533B
HEX#04533B
RGBrgb(4, 83, 59)
HSLhsl(162, 91%, 17%)
HSVhsv(162, 95%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(95%, 0%, 29%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(39.3% 0.081 165.3)
LABlab(30.62% -27.74 7.68)
LCHlch(30.62% 28.78 164.53)

What #04533B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #04533B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#04533B Channel Values

How #04533B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 4 · G 83 · B 598-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 91% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 95% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 95% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.11:1 vs white · 2.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #04533B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #04533B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #04533B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #04533B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #04533B.

How #04533B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#04533B
Protanopia#4C4C3B
Protanomaly#3B4F3B
Deuteranopia#44443D
Deuteranomaly#354B3C
Tritanopia#135050
Tritanomaly#0E5149
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #04533B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-04533b: #04533B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #04533B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-04533b': '#04533B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.016, green: 0.325, blue: 0.231)
Android XML<color name="color_04533b">#04533B</color>
SVG fillfill="#04533B"

More Green Colors

#04533B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#04533B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #04533B?

#04533B is a darkest green — rgb(4, 83, 59) in RGB and hsl(162, 91%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.37.

What is the RGB value of #04533B?

#04533B is rgb(4, 83, 59) — red 4, green 83, and blue 59 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #04533B?

#04533B converts to approximately cmyk(95%, 0%, 29%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #04533B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #04533B scores 9.11:1 against white and 2.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #04533B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #04533B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 19.36, which is visibly different.

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